British Sixth Rate frigate 'Sheerness' (1717)

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Sheerness	6672
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Sheerness' (1691) (32)
Ordered	23.2.1716/17	BWAS-1603
Acquired	8.1717	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	12.7.1717	ADM 6/12
How acquired	Rebuilt	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness	B028
Ship Class	1689 Program 32-Gunner	B028
Constructor	J Batt	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Broken Up	7.3.1729/30	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck105' 9"Imperial Feet32.0497
Length of Keel89' 3"Imperial Feet27.1357
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen359 ¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1717Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1603
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.7.1717 - 21.12.1721Captain Arthur Delgarno (d.1731) ADM 6/12/101BWAS-16033.4.1724 - 14.8.1728Captain James Cornewall (1698-1743/44) ADM 6/13/67BWAS-1603

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.7.1717 - 2.5.1721Lieutenant William Bowyer ADM 6/12/101ADM 6/123.5.1721 - 21.12.1721Lieutenant James Newnam (d.c.1753) ADM 6/13/26
Confirmed 12.12.1721ADM 6/133.4.1724 - 19.8.1728Lieutenant John Pritchard (d.1777) ADM 6/14/67ADM 6/13

Service History

DateEventSource
1718Commissioned for the Salee expeditionBWAS-1603
4.1722Began large repair at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
10.1722Completed large repair at Deptford - London at a cost of £1082.4.9dBWAS-1603
1724Had her head repaired after a collision with a collier at WoolwichBWAS-1603
4.1724Sailed for New EnglandBWAS-1603
1729SurveyedBWAS-1603
7.3.1729/30Docked at Deptford to be broken upBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/12 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

ADM 6/13 Archive

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